Depending on what you want on your website really depends on how you code it. You can do it in flash (which I know nothing about) but have heard it can be easy and look nice if done in a way that makes sense. I would suggest using CSS (Google it) and there are SOOO many places online that let you code directly in the web site to see what certain commands do. If you are doing a site that has more user input you will also have to learn something like CGI scripting. It really depends on what you are wanting the site to accomplish. It sounds like you need to spend a few hard hours googling and finding out what you want to accomplish and what you need to know to get there. I have a site for my home computer repair biz that I did in notepad (css mainly) that looks fine, basic links, basic text, a few pictures, nothing fancy. Good luck!